17 Oct
Triple West Medical
London
Job description
We have been assigned by one of the UK's more prestigious NHS Trusts to help them recruit a Consultant in Acute Medicine on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months to join their successful Medicine department.
Our client is one of the largest integrated care Trusts in the country bringing together hospital and community services, serving 9,000 staff, including 1,300 doctors and 4,000 nurses and serves a diverse population of approximately 850,000 with a budget of over £640 Million.
They are a Major Acute Hospital with a busy medical take and an established reputation for patients presenting with a very wide range of medical conditions with a high degree of acuity.
Recognition of the vital role that is played by Acute Medicine has seen the Trust make a substantial investment in the service.
This will enable the department to develop three Acute Medical Unit wards (on a phased approach) with patients remaining under the care of the acute team for their duration on the unit.
In addition the team runs the award-winning Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit and the well-established Medical High Dependency Unit.
The successful appointee will be joining a department of will join six acute medicine consultants, fourteen acute / specialty consultants and thirty-three specialty medical consultants who together are responsible for providing the acute and general internal medicine service.
The department will ask to appointee to fulfil various duties, these include : will contribute pro rata to the Acute Medicine Rota's in operation at the time of appointment and as they change with service reconfiguration.
The medical team takes around 90 to 120 referrals per day.
Around 1 / 3 of these are streamed via the Same Day Emergency Care pathways, seen on the Ambulatory Care Units.
Staffing of take, Ambulatory Care, AMU wards and HDU is being brought in line with RCP recommended staffing ratios with these new appointments, teaching and management duties are performed alongside clinical lists & assistance in regards of Clinical Audit and Governance duties.
Our client are based in a beautiful suburb borough on the outskirts of London with close proximity to big international airports, along with access to highly reputable public and private schools within the area.
Additional Information
- Will consider full time or part time
- 10 P.A's
- Prestigious NHS Trust
- A well supported & friendly team
- Must have GMC Registration
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▶️ Consultant in Acute Medicine
🖊️ Triple West Medical
📍 London